Shadowing Practice: Interview Question: “What Are Your Weaknesses?” And You Say, “...” - Learn English Speaking with Video
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- What are your weaknesses?
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One of the most common questions you'll get during an interview when you're applying for a job.
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Now, over the years, I have asked this question to so many applicants and I am shocked by the answers.
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So today I'm gonna teach you how to answer that question properly.
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First, let's talk about what you don't do.
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So when your employer, your interviewer is asking you, so what are your weaknesses?
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Oh, I have none.
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Don't ever say that.
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It is a lie.
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You know it's a lie, I know it's a lie.
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When people say that, I just say get out of here, don't let the door hit you on the way out when you say I have none.
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And don't say, well, I never thought about it or no one ever asked me that.
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Seriously, no one ever asked you that?
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Maybe you think you're being smart with the ply.
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Don't do that.
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It just shows you are dishonest and also it shows you you lack self awareness.
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Those are not good answers.
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Also, here are the ones I hear all the time that are also it's a big no-no.
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I'm kind of a workaholic and a bit too much of a perfectionist.
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Give me a break.
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Don't try to turn it and put a positive spin on it when you're being asked what are your weaknesses.
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Another one I hear all the time, oh I love people, I love working with people.
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Really, I don't like you that much right now.
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Okay, that's not good.
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That's not what you do.
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So here's how you answer, what are your weaknesses?
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The key is don't make that about your personality.
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If you're gonna share something, make that about your skill set that you could work on.
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Here's what I mean by that.
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When you share something about your personality, to an employer it could feel like, well, I don't know if you could fix that, that maybe it's who you are.
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But if you make it about a skill set, then it's something that you could work on.
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So I'll give you an example, what are your weaknesses?
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Well, you know, I'm more of an introvert and sometimes I notice that I am shy to share my ideas when there's a room of people.
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Now, see that's a good reply if you are an introvert because here's what's going through my mind.
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My mind is thinking, okay, this person is shy and introverted and that's okay.
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So it means that in certain scenario, maybe I need to ask this person more to speak up.
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I could say, hey, you know what?
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What do you think of this?
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Or in my mind I'm also thinking, well, maybe through time once this person becomes more comfortable with everybody else within a company, she could share more ideas.
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See, that's what's going through my mind.
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That is fixable.
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Or maybe this person could go take Toastmasters and develop more confidence and work on her public speaking skills a bit.
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See, in my mind, all that's fixable.
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That's fine, that's perfectly fine.
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Here's another scenario.
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If you share something about your weaknesses not in terms of your personality, but your skill, but also your plan.
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What have you been doing to work on it or what are you planning to fix this?
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So let me give an example, okay.
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So what are your weaknesses?
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Well, you know what, I'm a very creative person.
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I tend to come up with all kinds of ideas and when I get these ideas, I'm very excited and I wanna share that with everybody, all my managers, my coworkers and I love to just to share.
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And what I realized over the years is sometimes these ideas, sometimes they're good and sometimes they're not so good.
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So it is something that I know I need to work on how to prioritize some of these ideas and work on filtering.
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And in fact, recently, I have been reading a few books.
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One it's called by Richard Koch, 80/20 Principle and also Getting Things Done by David Allen.
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And through the book, I've picked up a lot of techniques and tools.
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Now they are helping me to filter out some of these ideas and how do I prioritize if there's something that I'm working on all the time.
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And of course, I'm always open to any coaching from you that can help me to channel my creativity into higher productions for the company.
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Boom, you see how that sounds?
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You are not bragging, you're not lying.
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You're saying, hey, I know that I've got this problem, I know it's something that I need to work on it, it's something that I am working on and here's my plan and at the end you're asking for coaching.
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From my perspective as a CEO, as an employer, I know, okay, first of all, you're reading books.
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Damn, that's a big plus right there.
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And you're learning, you're self aware and you know what you need to work on and you're coachable.
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To me, those are all like plus, plus, plus, plus from that simply reply.
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So what are your weaknesses?
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Next time when you get this question, what are gonna do, how are you gonna answer it?
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Comment below.
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Share with me if someone was to ask you this question, what are your weaknesses, how would you reply to the best of your ability.
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And also let's collaborate.
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Maybe my other fans they could see in the comment and see who can come up with the best response.
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Go ahead and do that.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Interview Question: “What Are Your Weaknesses?” And You Say, “...”” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: weaknesses, share, ideas, plus, answer. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 72 cümle ve 945 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 4:55 sürüyor. Konuşmacı hızlı konuşuyor, dakikada yaklaşık 192 kelime; bu yüzden birbirine bağlanan ve zayıflayan sesler duyacaksınız. Kelimelerin %88’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında, bu yüzden kelime dağarcığını takip etmek kolay. 72 cümlenin 12 tanesi soru; soru tonlaması ve kısa cevaplar için iyi bir alıştırma.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 8 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| weakness isim | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | sıskalık, zayıflık |
| prioritize fiil | /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ | önceliklendirmek |
| scenario isim | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | senaryo |
| perfectionist isim | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ | mükemmeliyetçi |
| workaholic isim | işkolik | |
| interviewer isim | /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ | röportajcı |
| collaborate fiil | /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ | birlikte çalışmak |
| creativity isim | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | yaratıcılık |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- First, let's talk about what you don't do.
- Seriously, no one ever asked you that?
- I could say, hey, you know what?
- What do you think of this?
- Boom, you see how that sounds?
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı you're, don't, I'm gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 39 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- 0,75× hızla başlayın, cümle cümle tekrar edin ve kolaylaşınca normal hıza dönün.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; weakness, prioritize, scenario gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
Gölgeleme Tekniği Nedir?
Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.